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Thunberdirds Ikimashoo!

Thunberdirds [link] is an odd and mildly disturbing Japanese parody of Gerry Anderson's classic television puppet show, Thunderbirds. My Japanese is far too rusty to make any sense out of the dialogue, but I really don't think it matters. Lemme tell ya, I'll be seeing those fake lips in my nightmares tonight.

In addition to this clip, YouTube is a treasure trove of Supermarionation-related trivia and oddities. Check it out:

Reservoir Thunderbirds: a Reservoir Dogs mash-up [link]
The Making of Thunderbirds documentary [link]
Stingray Intro [link]
Terrahawks Intro [link]

There's a lot more, but you can find it yourself.

Comments

Never knew the Japanese had that good of a sense of humor. One thing they need to do is outsource their singing, sweet jesus thats tough to listen to. I just watched a Japanese
Rube Goldberg video thats making its rounds on the web. I couldn't handle much of it because of this nasty high pitched Japanese chorus thats sprinkled throughout it.OiyiiiiiiiiiOyi

I like Japanese music a lot, but it's definitely an acquired taste for Western ears.